ORIGINAL: bbbair
It would seem that we are both agreeing on the subject, the plane will work with a coiled antenna - you will just have a
"REDUCED RANGE"
JS3's comment was
"more than adequate range for our purposes",
I said "
This has the effect of shortening your antenna and 'REDUCING' your range. - you could loose your AC if you let it get too far away.
The key here is to keep your plane in close to the field, so that you do not exceed your reduced range. Easy for an experienced flier that has a tight grip on the flight envelope (racers and Scale types) but for a novice - the AC can move out of range in a hurry - which is what I was trying to say...
bbbair,
Yes, yes, I agree and acknowledge that doing anything with the RX antenna other than having it run a straight path will reduce the effective range. My point is that it will still provide and retain control for a smallish (.40 to .60 sized) plane well beyond the normal person's ability to see what the model is doing.